Surviving Divorce

High Conflict Divorce and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

“Once you go through a high conflict divorce you are never the same,” said Dana in an interview I had with her a few months ago. Dana...

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Stay-Home-Moms: 15 Reason You'll Want to Go Back to Work After Divorce

This is a subject that has been on my mind lately...why do some women not feel the need to work after divorce? The vast majority of us...

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Healing from an Unwanted Divorce: 9 Things I Learned

Fifteen years ago, my husband went out for a Coke and never came home again. That is how I learned I was about to become the recipient of...

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3 Ways to Use The Adversity of Divorce to Your Advantage

I like the word “calamity” instead of adversity but, it doesn’t get the point across quite as well. It sounds a bit too dressed up to...

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He Went Out for a Coke and Never Came Back: How I Dealt With my Unwanted Divorce

I never hear Bruce Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart” that I don’t think of the way my marriage ended. I have my own version, with one word...

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How I Overcame the Shame of an Unwanted Divorce

For nearly a year after my ex left and filed for a divorce no one knew but close friends and family. Very few of my neighbors were aware...

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How My Children and I Handle The Emotional Abuse We Experienced

My ex was a great husband and an outstanding father, right up until the moment he decided he no longer wanted to play those roles. Once...

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Depression: Has it Been a Side Effect of Your Divorce?

We all rush to the doctor when we come down with a physical ailment. For some reason though we make excuses or ignore signs that point to...

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Navigating The 4 Emotional Stages of Divorce

Working through the emotional stages of divorce is easier for some than others. If you are the one who wants the divorce you’ve spent...

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